(PAGEANT) The 53rd Miss International is Miss PHILIPPINES! Complete List HERE!

PHILIPPINES is indeed the COUNTRY of the YEAR! 67 Candidate compete for the crown and Miss Philippines Bea Rose Santiago just won the Miss International Title! The recently concluded competition was held at Shinagawa Prince Hotel Hall in Tokyo, Japan.

In a Q and A Portion, Bea was asked, “What I would do if I become Miss International?

BEA ROSE: (Philippines) The whole world saw how my country suffered. One by one, other countries helped. You have opened my heart and eyes on what we can do to help each other. I will work to sustain the spirit of sympathy and spirit of hope. As long as we work together, there is hope.

Special Awards

Miss Photogenic 2013: Elma Segzdaviciute of Lithuania
Best in National Costume: Miss Aruba
Miss Friendship 2013: Miss New Zealand
Miss Internet: Miss Macau Adela Ka-Wai Sou

Miss International 2013 Winner Philippines Bea Rose Santiago

1st runner-up: Netherlands

2nd runner-up: New Zealand

Miss International 2013 Top 5:

Philippines
New Zealand
Colombia
Netherlands
Hungary

Miss International Top 15 Finalists:

Gibraltar – Jamielee Randall
Brazil – Cristina Alves Da Silva
Puerto Rico – Ashley Beth Pérez
Ecuador – Nathaly Arroba Hurtado
Hungary – Brigitta Ötvős
Netherlands – Nathalie den Dekker
United States – Andrea Neu
Philippines – Bea Rose Santiago
New Zeland – Casey Radley
Lithuania – Elma Segzdaviciute
Iceland – Sigrún Eva Ármannsdóttir
Colombia – Lorena Hermida
Russia – Olga Gaidabura
Thailand – Chonticha Tiengtham
Spain – Araceli Carrilero Martínez